Hyperscale Data Center News

Today's hyperscale data center headlines, refreshed daily — plus profiles of the operators building the giant campuses.

Latest headlines

• Forsyth County commissioners reject rezoning request for hyperscale data center Project Iron Spur
  FOX8 WGHP · Jul 31
• Hyperscale Data sells 100 bitcoin to fund Michigan AI data center build
  The Block · Jul 30
• Why Data Centers Are Booming—And What They're Actually For
  Forbes · Jul 9
• New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium
  Reuters · Jul 14
• New York becomes first U.S. state to impose AI data center ban
  CNBC · Jul 14
• Neighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their lives
  WXYZ Channel 7 · Jul 23
• First Statewide Moratorium on New Hyperscale Data Centers Launched by Governor Kathy Hochul
  Governor Kathy Hochul (.gov) · Jul 14
• Data center moratoriums are not a substitute for oversight
  Brookings · Jul 28
• Hyperscale data center, natural gas-fired project planned for Paducah’s former nuclear plant
  kentuckylantern.com · Jul 29
• In the Finger Lakes Region, Governor Hochul Highlights First Statewide Moratorium on New Hyperscale Data Centers as Support Continues to Grow
  Governor Kathy Hochul (.gov) · Jul 29

Headlines aggregated via Google News; each links to its original publisher.

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